Barking at the Knot

Barking at the Knot

Understanding the hidden history of animal services

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  • Elsie Booth: No Dog Secured For Bone Grafting

    In 1897, a small child permanently disfigured by a fall set off a debate about vivisection in the New York Tribune when doctors wanted to use dog bones from a shelter dog to repair her legs.

    Audrey Lodato

    October 15, 2025
    1890s, Animal Welfare
    American Anti-Vivisection Society, American Humane Association, animal control, Animal rights, animal shelters, Animal Welfare, animal welfare history, animals, Anti-vivisection, ASPCA, Caroline Earle White, Cats, dogs, experimentation, history, hydrophobia, mary Frances Lovell, New York Tribune, PSPCA, Rabies, shelter animals, Shelter pets, the humane movement, Vivisection, WBPSPCA

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